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Behind the Scenes at Bloomberg’s Ideas Camp for Cities

Participants from 21 cities prodded each other with questions about their proposals and received coaching from consultants at Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ideas camp. (Neal Peirce/ Citiscope)

Serious money is in play in the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ “Mayors’ Challenge” for cities competing to show they have come up with promising innovations to cope with 21st-century challenges.

“It was a big surprise to hear we’d share our ideas with competitors,” says Gomes. “But it works brilliantly. It’s exactly what you need—everyone sharing and trying to help each other. It’s crazy, but it works.”
— urbanland.uli.org